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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

HOW CHILDREN LIVE IN … ANCIENT ROME Meet Cyricus, son of an important Roman, and hear about life in his family's country villa outside of Rome

GAMES AND TOYS OF ANCIENT ROME Trigon, Troy, knucklebones and pupas - learn all about how Roman children had fun

ARCHES & AQUEDUCTS: TECHNOLOGY OF ANCIENT ROME When you hear the word "technology", you might think of computers or satellites in space. But the ancient Romans had inventions that were as powerful and useful in their daily lives as the computer is to people today

ROMAN CELEBRATIONS AND CEREMONIES Read about the celebrations of Roman families and find out how they welcomed new babies, celebrated birthdays, and laid loved ones to rest

ROMAN BATHS: ANCIENT HEALTH CLUBS Scrub-a-dub-dub-dub. See the Romans wash in their baths, just like a modern-day health club!

BREAKING BREAD IN ROME - WITHOUT THE PASTA! Spaghetti, pizza, and lasagna - these are all foods we associated with Italy and Rome today. But did you know the Romans had no pizza or pasta? Find out what they ate and the elaborate dinner parties they held

MARCHING WITH THE ROMAN EMPIRE Explore almost 1,000 years of Roman history, as told by the exploits of the Roman Army. March through time for this overview of Rome from beginning to end

SEND ME CHICKEN, PLZ! LETTERS FROM ROMAN SOLDIERS Read what actual Roman soldiers had to say in their letters home to family and friends. Letters were excavated from the Roman fort of Vindolanda in Great Britain

SCIPIO AND THE ELUSIVE ELEPHANT WARRIOR Find out about the Roman warrior who was responsible for the defeat of Hannibal, the mighty Carthaginian, in the Second Punic War

GUARDING THE EMPEROR Meet the Praetorian Guard, the elite unit responsible for protecting the emperor from harm's way

ROMAN MOSAICS: AN ANCIENT ART The art of mosaic is thousands of years old. Hear how the Romans adopted this art form and created new methods to ensure lasting beauty

LATIN: THE LANGUAGE OF THE ANCIENT ROMANS Learn about the Proto-Indo-European roots of Latin and how it evolved over time into the Romance languages of today

WRITING ON THE WALL: ROMAN GRAFITTI Did you know that Roman cities had graffiti, too? See what types of graffiti were found on the walls of the city of Pompeii

LIVING WITH FATE: THE PHILOSOPHY OF STOICISM

Don't you hate it when you don't get what you want? Well, Stoics don't feel this way at all. Find out what it means when someone refers to you as a "stoic"

ROMAN GODS STILL RULE THE NIGHT SKY Discover the five wandering planets of Roman times and learn how and why they got their names

MODERN VOCABULARY AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY Find out how Roman mythology still influences our vocabulary today